Glenamaddy Players take Chapatti to All-Ireland Confined Drama Finals

Glenamaddy Players have qualified for the All -Ireland Confined Drama Finals in Carrickmore Mid-Ulster, County Tyrone. The finals will take place from April 9th to April 17th with the awards ceremony taking place on Saturday, April 18th. The Glenamaddy group will perform Chapatti by Christian O’Reilly on Thursday, April 16th. This date was drawn at the All-Ireland draw, which was held on Sunday, March 29th in Carrickmore with all nine finalists in attendance.

To reach the finals for any group is a massive achievement and it gets more difficult each year.

Throughout the festival circuit, director, cast and crew have been worthily awarded for all aspects of the presentation. The cast has received several awards with many nominations. The cast is as follows: Betty (Marie Coneran) and Dan (Padraic Newman).

The play is directed by Coman Keaveny, ably supported by an excellent technical and backstage crew.

Romance is a distant memory for two lonely animal lovers living in Dublin. When forlorn Dan and his dog Chapatti cross paths with the amiable Betty and her nineteen cats, an unexpected spark begins a warm and gentle story about people re-discovering the importance of human companionship.

A beautiful piece of writing, certainly not to be missed.

This play deals with a sensitive subject matter.

“As well as deriving such immense satisfaction from being present at such a performance, attendance will boost considerably the morale of the cast, director and everyone else involved as they set their sights on the mecca of amateur drama in Ireland, the All -Ireland Confined Finals,” said a spokesperson for the group.

If you have not already seen this production, it will be performed at the Glenamaddy Town Hall Theatre on Friday, April 10th and Monday, April 13th at 8.00 p.m..

Booking can be done online through Glenamaddy Players – Eventbrite.